<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2014	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
versions	O
were	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
entered	O
full	O
production	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
was	O
completed	O
by	O
eleven	O
people	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
guides	O
Agent	O
47	O
,	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
grid-based	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
dispatched	O
by	O
moving	O
onto	O
the	O
node	O
they	O
occupy	O
during	O
a	O
turn	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
chess	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
scepticism	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
,	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
simple	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
translation	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
titled	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
turn	O
the	O
player	O
swipes	O
along	O
a	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
they	O
want	O
Agent	O
47	O
to	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
"	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
"	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
swiping	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
click	O
,	O
hold	O
,	O
and	O
drag	O
interaction	O
with	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
with	O
five	O
different	O
chapters	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
level	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Money	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-launch	O
,	O
two	O
additional	O
chapters	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
one	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
level	O
from	O
Hitman	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Silent	I-Application
Assassin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Canadian	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
establishment	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
first	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
concept	O
phase	O
there	O
were	O
four	O
people	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
looked	O
at	O
several	O
different	O
engines	O
for	O
building	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
opted	O
with	O
Unity	B-Application
early	O
on	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
low	O
barrier	O
of	O
entry	O
,	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
creating	O
projects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
designing	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
Lutz	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
considered	O
some	O
specific	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
price	O
,	O
gameplay	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
,	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
the	O
audience	O
's	O
expectation	O
,	O
production	O
restraints	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
business	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
,	O
Lutz	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
have	O
developed	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Hitman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
translating	O
Hitman	B-Application
into	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
appropriate	O
as	O
it	O
gave	O
players	O
time	O
to	O
think	O
and	O
plan	O
before	O
executing	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fell	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
being	O
a	O
"	O
thinking	O
man	O
’s	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designers	O
tested	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
would	O
let	O
players	O
lie	O
in	O
wait	O
for	O
targets	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
mainline	O
Hitman	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
fixed	O
poses	O
without	O
any	O
limb	O
animations	O
,	O
like	O
chess	B-Application
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
creating	O
detailed	O
textures	O
which	O
requires	O
additional	O
memory	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
artists	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
colour	O
swatches	O
so	O
that	O
most	O
characters	O
shared	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2015	O
,	O
virtual	O
reality	O
(	O
VR	O
)	O
technology	O
company	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
showcased	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Experience	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
with	O
a	O
2016	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Windows	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
professional	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
sceptical	O
about	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
departing	O
from	O
its	O
roots	O
in	O
third-person	O
stealth	O
action	O
and	O
taking	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
mobile	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
upon	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
admitted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
pleasant	O
and	O
creative	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
editor	O
,	O
Anthony	O
John	O
Agnello	O
thought	O
the	O
colouring	O
and	O
motif	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
more	O
appealing	O
than	O
the	O
visual	O
design	O
employed	O
in	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
believed	O
that	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
brilliantly	O
captured	O
and	O
expressed	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
reviewer	O
,	O
Agnello	O
called	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
an	O
impressive	O
debut	O
title	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
play	O
style	O
suited	O
touch-based	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vincent	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
also	O
shared	O
this	O
opinion	O
,	O
disappointed	O
that	O
an	O
element	O
core	O
to	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
had	O
been	O
stripped	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
"	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
Phil	O
Savage	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
stressed	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
failed	O
to	O
cover	O
up	O
its	O
mobile	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
found	O
the	O
click	O
and	O
drag	O
mouse	B-Device
interaction	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
than	O
ideal	O
but	O
still	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
writer	O
Mat	O
Paget	O
was	O
left	O
dismayed	O
with	O
the	O
VR	O
version	O
of	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
received	O
two	O
nominations	O
—	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
,	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
—	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Golden	O
Joystiq	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
two	O
categories	O
—	O
Debut	O
Game	O
,	O
Mobile	O
&	O
Handheld	O
—	O
at	O
the	O
11th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
listed	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
as	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
of	O
2014	O
in	O
their	O
end	O
of	O
year	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
received	O
two	O
awards	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Game	O
Design	O
and	O
Best	O
iOS	B-Application
Game	O
categories	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Canadian	O
Videogame	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
(	O
NAVGTR	O
)	O
awards	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
for	O
the	O
category	O
Game	O
,	O
Special	O
Class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2015	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
announced	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
set	O
within	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
use	O
touchscreen	B-Device
controls	O
to	O
move	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
around	O
a	O
level	O
composed	O
of	O
nodes	O
and	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
core	O
mechanics	O
and	O
design	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
to	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
re-skin	O
,	O
so	O
an	O
emphasis	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
puzzle-driven	O
exploration	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
announced	O
a	O
similar	O
title	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
